Former Red Power Ranger Facing Murder Charges After Stabbing His Roommate With A Sword

HuffPo – Ricardo Medina Jr., who played a Power Ranger in two incarnations of the popular TV series, was arrested on Saturday and accused of killing his roommate with a sword at their Palmdale, Calif., home. Medina, 36, allegedly got into an argument with roommate Joshua Sutter, also 36, which turned into a physical fight, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release. The department said Medina went into his bedroom with his girlfriend, but Sutter followed and forced his way into the room. Then, Medina allegedly grabbed a sword he kept next to the bedroom door and stabbed Sutter in the abdomen.

Ricardo Medina Jr. isn’t the Red Ranger most of us grew up with and loved. He played Cole the Red Lion Ranger in Power Rangers Wild Force and Deker the whatever the fuck Ranger in Power Rangers Samurai. Obviously he’s got nothing on Jason the original Red Ranger and that’s where most of the tragedy lies in this story (obviously the real tragedy is the guy who died, but you now what I mean).

Power Rangers was a top 3 show as a kid. There are going to be people who disagree with that, but those people don’t know shit. However, I think we can all agree that once the original Rangers moved on, the show should have stopped. Jason the Red Ranger will always be one of the greatest characters in television history, but now because of this fucking asshole, the Red Ranger name will forever be tarnished. You start mentioning the Red Ranger from here on out, people aren’t going to be talking about Jason, one of the most prolific leaders of our generation. No. They’ll be talking about that psychopath who thought he was a real samurai because he played one on television and killed his roommate with a sword. And that sucks. Because the Power Rangers are everything in life, but the show just went on a little too long and let dickheads like Ricardo Medina Jr. slide through the cracks. Now the Power Rangers will be known for murdering actual human beings rather than being heroes and ridding the world of the evil slimy paws of Ivan Ooze.

Asshole

It’s a sad day for Power Rangers supporters everywhere and we can only hope that Ricardo Medina Jr. rots in prison and then continues to rot in hell afterwards.

P.S. – If you’ve been wondering how Jason the Red Ranger looks these days, the answer is “swole as fuck”. Power Rangers reunion in Philly this April. Get hype.